07/22/2011

Heat or Snow?

If it’s hot, people complain. If it’s snowing people complain. Eyewitness News wants to know what you think. Would you rather deal with the extreme heat or a blizzard? Post your comments (below) and they could appear on Eyewitness News.

Comments

in c/o lee goldberg or liz cho hi watch you guys all the time i'm a loyal viewer of channel seven i like the winter even though you get blizzards and it's cold, and people have to shovel in the summer you sweat and you feel dizzy and sick to and you get very dyhydrated from the heat for not drinking in winter you don't have to worry about the summer well take care time is 7:03pm date is 7-22-2011

As a former city paramedic I treated far more patients in the summer for heat injuries (that can be fatal really fast)than for any cold related problems during the winter.In the heat if you don't have AC there are just a couple of remedies all entailing leaving your home to go a cooling center which means having to travel there and back in the heat leaving your pets at home to suffer and then you STILL have to eventually come back home to your oven-like apt.
On the other hand you can snuggle, use heat pads for your hands, feet and body and drink hot toddy's against the cold.
Gimme winter anytime.

I would much rather summer & the heat. I agree with Liz - I do not like to shovel any snow, but the blizzard we had was the worst! It took days to get rid of all that snow. I also don't like that you can't leave the house because the roads aren't safe.

As long as the power and air-conditioning are working I would prefer a hot day over a snow day-You don't have to shovel the heat and your still able to go out to a movie ,or restaurant -the beach etc -& you don't need your street plowed to do it-

i would say the snow because you wont have to worry about your or your kids becoming dehydrated. and we wouldn't have to worry about conserving energy. and plus you can make money shoveling. unlike in summer. your so tired and slugging that you cant even walk to the store to by some supper.

why would you rather have people dying out there than watching snow falling, Liz? it's easier to put on a coat or move around to keep warm. it's difficult for many people to keep cool. the more i watch this station, the more i get upset with Liz and her stupid comments.

I much rather deal with extreme heat. You can deal by cooling off various ways such as air conditioning, the beach or pool. Snow cripples the whole region. Transportation, lost production from people not being able to work. Plus the cost of cleanup by the Dept of Sanitation is in real dollars. Plus heat feels good. Cold and snow hurts.

Thats a questions thats been asked all day .... i would have to say i rather deal with the snow/cold because you can always layer up to stay warm... but in this 104 degree weather theres nothing you can do but suffer & try to drink as much water as you can.

I would rather deal w/ extreme heat at least u can go into a pool and cool off. No shoveling or having to dig out. You can go shopping and stay cool too... Extreme heat doesn't totally keep u in doors even if its safer to do...

The heat is definitely worse! Sure heavy snow is a pain to shovel, but at least you can take a break from it. Heat is inescapable. Plus we are all expected to still show up for work during a heat wave.

I would much prefer the heat. I can still remember the 4' snowdrifts, wondering how long it was going to take to shovel the car out. Praying that no one was stupid enough to follow me too closely on the icy roads and hit into my car. The snow falling down was pretty for exactly one day--then it became black and dirty and it just stayed on the ground for weeks and weeks--ugh. Give me summer and flowers and air-conditioning any day!

As long as the AC is running I would take extreme heat. Like others have said, you don't have to dig your car out or shovel a driveway, deck or roof and you can drive in it. However, if AC was not around I would have to say blizzard, even if the heat goes off you can still get warm by piling on clothes and sweaters.

I'd take this heat over snow anytime. I hate being cold and having to slog through ice and snow. It's dangerous to drive, dangerous to walk. You can always find someplace with air conditioning to go to if it's crazy hot.

Give me a blizzard any time over the heat. I remember lots of fun family time during blizzards, such as snowball fights and hot cocoa. The heat can make people irritable and unfriendly. It's simply not fun.

I'd rather be a polar bear. Being super sensitive to the heat, the cold is much better. I don't care if there's a foot and a half of snow out there. Anything is better than feeling like your face is melting off!

i can deal with any kind of weather. after all mother nature is very unpredictable and we still have to deal with her anyway. just hope people won't regret what they say about wanting to get snow when winter comes

Every year, people complain about the heat in NYC. They lose all those terrifying memories of the frigid cold weather and refuse to be grateful for what we have right now. I'd trade any of those cold days and MTA mix-ups for a heat wave. It's time to hit the beach and have fun! I'd be cursed if I had to spend another 3-4 months locked up because of snow!

If I had to decide, it would be exteme cold. In the cold temperatures, you can always add more clothing, layer upon layer to warm yourself; but in the extreme heat there is limitation as to how much you can do to stay cool - even air conditioning is working overtime with little results in extreme heat!

"One man's food is another man's poison". You cannot satisfy everybody. Some likes it when it snow and others don't but if it's at the average, I think a lot of people will like it that way instead of heavy heat wave or snowing.